Fast built assembled wall
A modular wall having a frame having a plurality of frame sections; a frame fastener configured to interconnect the plurality of frame sections to form a plurality of mortises between each pair of adjacent frame sections; and a plurality of cover panels, each cover panel having at least one tenon configured to snuggly engage with a corresponding mortise to selectively secure the cover panel to the frame, wherein the frame is configured to engage with a support mount and a base skirt in order to secure the modular wall. The frame fastener may utilize a plurality of hinges configured to allow the frame to be collapsed into an accordion style stack to allow the wall to transported easily and rapidly assembled or disassembled. Each tenon may be filled with an insulative material such that the modular wall may provide both sound and heat insulation between its two surfaces.
1 . A modular wall comprising:
a frame having:
a plurality of frame sections comprising:
an upper end frame section having a plurality of upper mortise sections;
a lower end frame section having a plurality of lower mortise sections; and
a plurality of center frame sections disposed between the upper end frame section and the lower end frame section, each center frame section having a plurality of upper mortise sections and a plurality of lower mortise sections;
a frame fastener configured to interconnect each frame section, such that a plurality of upper mortise sections from a first frame section of a pair of adjacent frame sections is configured to align with a plurality of lower mortise sections from a second frame section of the pair of adjacent frame sections to selectively form a plurality of mortises between the first frame section and the second frame section; and
a plurality of cover panels, each cover panel having:
at least one tenon configured to snuggly engage with a corresponding mortise of the plurality of mortises, thus securing the cover panel to the frame,
each tenon having a wide upper portion configured to engage with a corresponding upper mortise section, a wide lower portion configured to engage with a corresponding lower mortise section and a narrow middle portion disposed between and associated with the wide lower portion and wide upper portion, wherein each mortise has a shape complementary to that of the tenon, wherein upon engagement of a tenon with the corresponding mortise, the upper mortise section and the lower mortise section of each mortise wrap around the corresponding portion of each corresponding tenon such that the tenon prevents vertical and rotational movement of the frame sections that form the corresponding mortise.
2 . The modular wall of claim 1 , wherein each center frame section is centrosymmetric.
3 . The modular wall of claim 1 , wherein each mortise and each tenon has a double trapezoid shape.
4 . The modular wall of claim 3 , wherein each tenon is hollow and configured to be filled with an insulative material.
5 . A modular wall comprising:
a frame having a plurality of frame sections;
a frame fastener configured to interconnect the plurality of frame sections to selectively form a plurality of mortises between adjacent frame sections of the plurality of frame sections, each of the plurality of mortises having upper mortise section and a lower mortise section; a plurality of cover panels, each cover panel having at least one double trapezoid shaped tenon configured to snuggly engage with a corresponding mortise of the plurality of mortises to selectively secure the cover panel to the frame, wherein the double trapezoid shaped tenon comprises a narrow middle portion disposed between and associated with a wide upper portion and a wide lower portion; wherein the upper mortise section and the lower mortise section of each mortise are configured to wrap around each tenon such that the tenon prevents vertical and rotational movement of the frame sections that form the corresponding mortise; and
a plurality of cover panels, each cover panel having at least one double trapezoid shaped tenon configured to snuggly engage with a corresponding mortise of the plurality of mortises to selectively secure the cover panel to the frame to prevent vertical and rotational movement of adjacent frame sections, wherein the double trapezoid shaped tenon comprises a narrow middle portion disposed between and associated with a wide upper portion and a wide lower portion;
wherein the frame is configured to engage with a support mount and a base skirt in order to secure the modular wall.
6 . The modular wall of claim 5 wherein each tenon is configured to be selectively removed from the corresponding cover panel.
7 . The modular wall of claim 5 , wherein each tenon is configured to be filled with an insulative material.
8 . The modular wall of claim 5 , wherein the frame is configured to be folded into an accordion style stack by the frame fastener through the utilization of hinges disposed between and associated with adjacent frame sections.